Kentucky Derby
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Horse racing is a popular spectator sport in the USA. The tracks are usually dirt ovals of one mile in length. Racing is particularly associated with the horse-breeding state of Kentucky, where three-year-old horses run in the Kentucky Derby, but there are also tracks in other states.
| Horse-racing event, run over 2.01 km/1.25 mi at the Churchill Downs track, in Louisville, Kentucky. First established as a rival to the Epsom Derby in 1875, the derby now attracts crowds of over 100,000 spectators. |
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